| 摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第7-10页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter 2 Theoretical Background | 第12-32页 |
| ·The Rhetorical Approach to Metaphor | 第13-15页 |
| ·The Semantic Approach to Metaphor | 第15-18页 |
| ·The Cognitive Approach to Metaphor | 第18-24页 |
| ·The Pragmatic Approach to Metaphor | 第24-29页 |
| ·Grice's View | 第25-27页 |
| ·Searle's View | 第27-29页 |
| ·Summary | 第29-32页 |
| Chapter 3 The Adaptation Theory and Metaphor | 第32-68页 |
| ·Verschueren's Adaptation Theory | 第32-34页 |
| ·The Working Mechanism of Metaphor | 第34-51页 |
| ·From the Speaker's Point of View to Metaphor's Adaptability | 第37-42页 |
| ·From the Hearer's Point of View to Metaphor's Adaptability | 第42-51页 |
| ·Metaphor as Salient Adaptation to Context in a Dynamic Way | 第51-68页 |
| ·Features of Context | 第52-57页 |
| ·The Importance of Context in the Analysis of Metaphor | 第57-60页 |
| ·The Adaptative Context on Metaphor | 第60-68页 |
| Chapter 4 The Application of the Adaptation Theory to the Analysis of Metaphor | 第68-82页 |
| ·Adaptation to the Social World by Means of Metaphor | 第69-72页 |
| ·Adaptation to Culture | 第69-72页 |
| ·Adaptation to the Mental World by Means of Metaphor | 第72-78页 |
| ·Adaptation to the Personalities of Communicators | 第73-74页 |
| ·Adaptation to the Emotions of Communicators | 第74-75页 |
| ·Adaptation to the Intentions of Communicators | 第75-78页 |
| ·Adaptation to the Physical World by Means of Metaphor | 第78-82页 |
| ·Adaptation to Time | 第78-79页 |
| ·Adaptation to Space | 第79-82页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第82-85页 |
| Works Cited | 第85-88页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间发表的论文和取得的科研成果 | 第88页 |
